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: of, relating to, or characteristic of Arabia or the people of Arabia
Arabian music/art
Some people say the unicorn myth began long ago in the Arabian desert …—
Bet Hennefrund
Bet Hennefrund… bad paintings of Arabian street scenes …—Paul Karr et al.
Paul Karr et al.These days the British are better acquainted with Arab customs, Arabian history, and the Arabic language, and with Arabs themselves, whose language we have been borrowing for six centuries.—Philip Howard
Philip Howard… an exquisitely beautiful Arabian girl …—Maurice Richardson
Maurice RichardsonFor authenticity, even the jockeys would be garbed in Arabian-type costumes.—Carl Hiaasen
Carl HiaasenArabian food includes a lot of spiced lamb and rice …—Cleo Murphy
Cleo Murphy2
: of, relating to, involving, or being Arabian horses
… Thoroughbred, Morgan, and Arabian stallions …—Alexander Fuller
Alexander FullerAlthough dressage shows have been recognized by the American Horse Shows Association for only twenty years, they number just after hunter/jumper and Arabian competitions as the United States' third largest showing group.—Wendy Insinger
Wendy InsingerExamples of Arabian in a Sentence
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 29 July 2025
The centre-back joined the club for £13million shortly after their big-money Saudi Arabian takeover in last 2021 and in the same January transfer spending spree as Kieran Trippier and Bruno Guimaraes.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2025
There could be more back-line instability, with Saudi Arabian teams having reported interest in Maxsø over the offseason.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 18 July 2025
Survivors include her husband, Aaron; her sons, Angelo and Aidan; and her Arabian horse, Luna.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
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Rebellions has some big investors, including South Korean chip giant SK Hynix, telecommunication firms SK Telecom and Korea Telecom, and Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 29 July 2025
The centre-back joined the club for £13million shortly after their big-money Saudi Arabian takeover in last 2021 and in the same January transfer spending spree as Kieran Trippier and Bruno Guimaraes.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2025
There could be more back-line instability, with Saudi Arabian teams having reported interest in Maxsø over the offseason.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 18 July 2025
Survivors include her husband, Aaron; her sons, Angelo and Aidan; and her Arabian horse, Luna.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
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“Arabian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arabian. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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